Smugglers Abandon 6.155kg Of Heroin At Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Friday discovered heroin weighing 6.155kg abandoned by drug smugglers at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos State.

Ahmadu Garba, the Commander of the NDLEA at the airport made this disclosure while displaying the banned substance to newsmen.

He said the drug which came in to the country from Pakistan was hidden inside a bag of clothes and abandoned on the conveyor belt at the arrival hall during the inward screening of passengers on Etihad Airways flight.

Garba explained further that a manhunt has already been launched to detect the owner of the controlled substance and would be made to face the law when caught.